The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in West Berlin on 1 July and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July.

23 teams started the Tour, with nine cyclists each.

Teams

Cyclists

By starting number + Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour Pos. Position in the general classification Time Deficit to the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the Young Under 25 classification Denotes the winner of the intermediate sprints classification Denotes the winner of the combination classification Denotes the winner of the team classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish NP Denotes a rider who was a non-participant AB Denotes a rider who abandoned EL Denotes a rider who was eliminated HD Denotes a rider who was outside the time limit (French: Hors Delai) Age correct as of 1 July 1987, the date on which the Tour began

No. Name Nationality Team Age Pos. Time 1 Jean-François Bernard Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire 3 + 2' 13" 2 Kim Andersen Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire 62 + 2h 05' 48" 3 Steve Bauer Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire 74 + 2h 24' 41" 4 Charly Bérard Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire 59 + 2h 01' 31" 5 Dominique Garde Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire 54 + 1h 59' 04" 6 Heinz Imboden Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire DNF (NP-22) — 7 Jean-Claude Leclercq Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire 50 + 1h 54' 40" 8 Niki Rüttimann Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire DNF (AB-22) — 9 Guido Winterberg Toshiba–Look–La Vie Claire 112 + 3h 12' 26" 11 Stephen Roche Carrera 1 12 Guido Bontempi Carrera 119 + 3h 16' 41" 13 Davide Cassani Carrera 111 + 3h 10' 33" 14 Massimo Ghirotto Carrera 109 + 3h 04' 57" 15 Erich Maechler Carrera 85 + 2h 40' 01" 16 Jørgen Pedersen Carrera 68 + 2h 16' 45" 17 Giancarlo Perini Carrera 102 + 2h 58' 38" 18 Eddy Schepers Carrera 30 + 1h 22' 13" 19 Urs Zimmermann Carrera DNF (AB-21) — 21 Claude Criquielion Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic 11 + 30' 32" 22 Hendrik Devos Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic DNF (AB-13) — 23 Rudy Dhaenens Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic DNF (AB-13) — 24 Fabian Fuchs Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic 51 + 1h 55' 11" 25 Jos Haex Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic 71 + 2h 20' 49" 26 Patrick Jacobs Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic DNF (AB-19) — 27 Stefan Morjean Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic 93 + 2h 47' 55" 28 Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic 76 + 2h 28' 58" 29 Jan Wijnants Hitachi–Marc–Rossin–Mavic 121 + 3h 19' 19" 31 Pascal Simon Z–Peugeot 53 + 1h 58' 19" 32 Frédéric Brun Z–Peugeot 92 + 2h 44' 32" 33 Bruno Cornillet Z–Peugeot 37 + 1h 33' 37" 34 Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Z–Peugeot 80 + 2h 31' 21" 35 Jean-Louis Gauthier Z–Peugeot 134 + 4h 05' 18" 36 Gilbert Glaus Z–Peugeot DNF (AB-6) — 37 Denis Roux Z–Peugeot 20 + 52' 13" 38 Jérôme Simon Z–Peugeot 42 + 1h 36' 25" 39 Bruno Wojtinek Z–Peugeot DNF (AB-11) — 41 Anselmo Fuerte BH 8 + 18' 33" 42 Francisco Antequera BH 117 + 3h 16' 13" 43 Philippe Bouvatier BH 66 + 2h 15' 50" 44 Laudelino Cubino BH DNF (AB-19) — 45 Manuel Jorge Domínguez BH 118 + 3h 16' 38" 46 Federico Echave BH 12 + 31' 06" 47 José Luis Navarro BH 113 + 3h 12' 38" 48 Francisco Rodríguez Maldonado BH DNF (AB-19) — 49 Guido Van Calster BH 31 + 1h 26' 47" 51 Pedro Delgado PDM 2 + 40" 52 Gerrie Knetemann PDM 89 + 2h 43' 07" 53 José Luis Laguía PDM 43 + 1h 38' 27" 54 Jörg Müller PDM 99 + 2h 54' 04" 55 Stefan Mutter PDM DNF (AB-13) — 56 Steven Rooks PDM DNF (AB-20) — 57 Peter Stevenhaagen PDM 45 + 1h 41' 50" 58 Gert-Jan Theunisse PDM 48 + 1h 53' 05" 59 Adri van der Poel PDM 105 + 2h 59' 44" 61 Laurent Fignon Système U 7 + 18' 24" 62 Bernard Gavillet Système U 57 + 2h 00' 18" 63 Martial Gayant Système U 34 + 1h 29' 17" 64 Christophe Lavainne Système U 40 + 1h 36' 12" 65 Marc Madiot Système U 47 + 1h 46' 46" 66 Yvon Madiot Système U 73 + 2h 21' 57" 67 Thierry Marie Système U 87 + 2h 42' 01" 68 Charly Mottet Système U 4 + 6' 40" 69 Pascal Poisson Système U 67 + 2h 16' 05" 71 Ángel Arroyo Reynolds–Seur–Sada DNF (AB-19) — 72 Dominique Arnaud Reynolds–Seur–Sada DNF (AB-20) — 73 Samuel Cabrera Reynolds–Seur–Sada DNF (NP-14) — 74 Marc Gomez Reynolds–Seur–Sada 79 + 2h 31' 00" 75 Julián Gorospe Reynolds–Seur–Sada 83 + 2h 36' 11" 76 Rubén Gorospe Reynolds–Seur–Sada DNF (AB-21) — 77 Jesús Hernández Úbeda Reynolds–Seur–Sada 108 + 3h 04' 09" 78 Miguel Induráin Reynolds–Seur–Sada 97 + 2h 53' 11" 79 Ángel Ocaña Reynolds–Seur–Sada DNF (AB-11) — 81 Reimund Dietzen Teka 90 + 2h 43' 19" 82 Enrique Alberto Aja Cagigas Teka 58 + 2h 00' 48" 83 Jesús Blanco Villar Teka DNF (AB-15) — 84 Eduardo Chozas Teka 25 + 1h 14' 59" 85 Régis Clère Teka 72 + 2h 21' 21" 86 Alfonso Gutiérrez Teka DNF (NP-3) — 87 Carlos Hernández Bailo Teka 128 + 3h 24' 41" 88 Peter Hilse Teka 106 + 3h 01' 26" 89 Jesús Rodríguez Magro Teka 78 + 2h 30' 08" 91 Pablo Wilches Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón DNF (AB-20) — 92 Alberto Luis Camargo Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón DNF (AB-17) — 93 Arsenio Chaparro Cardoso Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón DNF (AB-11) — 94 Omar Hernández Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón 24 + 1h 14' 10" 95 Carlos Jaramillo Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón DNF (AB-20) — 96 Gerardo Moncada Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón DNF (EL-21) — 97 Néstor Mora Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón 63 + 2h 06' 07" 98 Pedro Saúl Morales Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón DNF (AB-13) — 99 Óscar de Jesús Vargas Ryalco–Manzana–Postobón DNF (AB-20) — 101 Patrice Esnault RMO–Meral–Mavic DNF (AB-19) — 102 André Chappuis RMO–Meral–Mavic 123 + 3h 21' 18" 103 Thierry Claveyrolat RMO–Meral–Mavic DNF (AB-19) — 104 Jean-Claude Colotti RMO–Meral–Mavic DNF (AB-16) — 105 Paul Kimmage RMO–Meral–Mavic DNF (AB-21) — 106 Gilles Mas RMO–Meral–Mavic 32 + 1h 26' 48" 107 Jean-François Rault RMO–Meral–Mavic 77 + 2h 30' 06" 108 Bernard Vallet RMO–Meral–Mavic 60 + 2h 04' 39" 109 Michel Vermote RMO–Meral–Mavic DNF (AB-13) — 111 Marino Lejarreta Caja Rural–Orbea 10 + 26' 13" 112 Roque de la Cruz Caja Rural–Orbea 52 + 1h 55' 36" 113 Mathieu Hermans Caja Rural–Orbea 135 + 4h 23' 30" 114 Pascal Jules Caja Rural–Orbea 114 + 3h 12' 47" 115 Roland Le Clerc Caja Rural–Orbea 107 + 3h 03' 04" 116 Jokin Mújika Caja Rural–Orbea 41 + 1h 36' 15" 117 Erwin Nijboer Caja Rural–Orbea DNF (AB-21) — 118 Pello Ruiz Cabestany Caja Rural–Orbea DNF (AB-16) — 119 José Salvador Sanchis Caja Rural–Orbea 35 + 1h 30' 06" 121 Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez Fagor 22 + 59' 27" 122 Jean-Claude Bagot Fagor 33 + 1h 27' 16" 123 Jean-René Bernaudeau Fagor 17 + 47' 16" 124 Éric Caritoux Fagor 23 + 1h 05' 33" 125 Martin Earley Fagor 65 + 2h 14' 22" 126 Robert Forest Fagor 38 + 1h 35' 04" 127 Frank Hoste Fagor DNF (AB-13) — 128 François Lemarchand Fagor 75 + 2h 26' 57" 129 Sean Yates Fagor DNF (NP-24) — 131 Luis Herrera Café de Colombia 5 + 9' 32" 132 Rafaël Antonio Acevedo Café de Colombia 18 + 50' 33" 133 Argemiro Bohórquez Café de Colombia 69 + 2h 18' 55" 134 Julio César Cadena Café de Colombia 46 + 1h 44' 11" 135 Juan Carlos Castillo Café de Colombia 36 + 1h 33' 01" 136 Marco Antonio León Café de Colombia 44 + 1h 39' 40" 137 Fabio Parra Café de Colombia 6 + 16' 53" 138 Cristóbal Pérez Café de Colombia 101 + 2h 58' 20" 139 Martín Ramírez Café de Colombia 13 + 36' 55" 141 Maarten Ducrot Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago DNF (NP-24) — 142 Rolf Gölz Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago 49 + 1h 54' 24" 143 Gert Jakobs Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago DNF (AB-19) — 144 Jelle Nijdam Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago 124 + 3h 21' 18" 145 Ludo Peeters Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago 96 + 2h 52' 45" 146 Luc Roosen Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago 104 + 2h 59' 30" 147 Gerrit Solleveld Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago 127 + 3h 24' 21" 148 Jean-Paul van Poppel Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago 130 + 3h 36' 05" 149 Nico Verhoeven Superconfex–Kwantum–Yoko–Colnago DNF (HD-14) — 151 Phil Anderson Panasonic–Isostar 27 + 1h 20' 43" 152 Erik Breukink Panasonic–Isostar 21 + 53' 35" 153 Theo de Rooij Panasonic–Isostar 91 + 2h 43' 43" 154 Henk Lubberding Panasonic–Isostar 95 + 2h 51' 08" 155 Robert Millar Panasonic–Isostar 19 + 50' 47" 156 Guy Nulens Panasonic–Isostar 61 + 2h 05' 46" 157 Allan Peiper Panasonic–Isostar DNF (AB-21) — 158 Eric Van Lancker Panasonic–Isostar 56 + 1h 59' 46" 159 Teun van Vliet Panasonic–Isostar 84 + 2h 39' 34" 161 Giuseppe Saronni Del Tongo–Colnago DNF (AB-13) — 162 Silvano Contini Del Tongo–Colnago 55 + 1h 59' 15" 163 Czesław Lang Del Tongo–Colnago DNF (AB-13) — 164 Luciano Loro Del Tongo–Colnago 15 + 43' 52" 165 Lech Piasecki Del Tongo–Colnago DNF (AB-7) — 166 Maurizio Piovani Del Tongo–Colnago 120 + 3h 18' 57" 167 Alessandro Pozzi Del Tongo–Colnago 81 + 2h 31' 48" 168 Alberto Saronni Del Tongo–Colnago DNF (AB-13) — 169 Ennio Vanotti Del Tongo–Colnago DNF (EL-21) — 171 Sean Kelly Kas–Miko DNF (AB-12) — 172 Alfred Achermann Kas–Miko 86 + 2h 41' 36" 173 Acácio da Silva Kas–Miko 64 + 2h 13' 27" 174 Iñaki Gastón Kas–Miko DNF (AB-13) — 175 Stephan Joho Kas–Miko DNF (HD-3) — 176 Luis Javier Lukin Kas–Miko DNF (AB-14) — 177 Javier Murguialday Kas–Miko DNF (AB-7) — 178 Celestino Prieto Kas–Miko 100 + 2h 55' 02" 179 Gilles Sanders Kas–Miko 28 + 1h 20' 57" 181 Marc Sergeant Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx DNF (AB-19) — 182 Beat Breu Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx 26 + 1h 20' 02" 183 Michel Dernies Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx 115 + 3h 12' 53" 184 Jan Goessens Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx 131 + 3h 36' 30" 185 Jozef Lieckens Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx 132 + 3h 49' 48" 186 Jan Nevens Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx DNF (AB-20) — 187 Peter Roes Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx DNF (AB-14) — 188 Frank Van De Vijver Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx DNF (AB-13) — 189 Wim Van Eynde Joker–Emerxil–Eddy Merckx 126 + 3h 23' 40" 191 Andrew Hampsten 7 Eleven–Hoonved 16 + 44' 07" 192 Raúl Alcalá 7 Eleven–Hoonved 9 + 21' 49" 193 Jacques Boyer 7 Eleven–Hoonved 98 + 2h 53' 47" 194 Jeff Bradley 7 Eleven–Hoonved DNF (AB-11) — 195 Ron Kiefel 7 Eleven–Hoonved 82 + 2h 33' 34" 196 Dag Otto Lauritzen 7 Eleven–Hoonved 39 + 1h 35' 52" 197 Davis Phinney 7 Eleven–Hoonved DNF (NP-17) — 198 Jeff Pierce 7 Eleven–Hoonved 88 + 2h 42' 22" 199 Bob Roll 7 Eleven–Hoonved DNF (AB-11) — 201 Dietrich Thurau Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago DNF (NP-15) — 202 John Bogers Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago DNF (HD-19) — 203 Johan Capiot Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago DNF (AB-11) — 204 Herman Frison Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago 122 + 3h 19' 37" 205 Rudy Patry Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago 116 + 3h 14' 45" 206 Jesper Skibby Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago 29 + 1h 21' 13" 207 Brian Holm Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago 110 + 3h 08' 13" 208 Jacques van der Poel Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago DNF (HD-2) — 209 Patrick Verschueren Roland–Skala–Chiori–Colnago 125 + 3h 23' 05" 211 Vittorio Algeri Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax DNF (AB-14) — 212 Stefano Allocchio Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax 129 + 3h 32' 56" 213 Roberto Amadio Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax DNF (AB-14) — 214 Giovanni Bottoia Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax DNF (HD-14) — 215 Claudio Corti Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax DNF (NP-11) — 216 Stefano Giuliani Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax DNF (AB-1) — 217 Milan Jurčo Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax DNF (AB-19) — 218 Dario Montani Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax DNF (AB-19) — 219 Gerhard Zadrobilek Supermercati Brianzoli–Chateau d'Ax 14 + 40' 35" 221 Malcolm Elliott ANC–Halfords–Lycra 94 + 2h 48' 39" 222 Bernard Chesneau ANC–Halfords–Lycra DNF (HD-3) — 223 Guy Gallopin ANC–Halfords–Lycra 133 + 4h 03' 13" 224 Graham Jones ANC–Halfords–Lycra DNF (AB-6) — 225 Květoslav Palov ANC–Halfords–Lycra 103 + 2h 59' 04" 226 Shane Sutton ANC–Halfords–Lycra DNF (AB-13) — 227 Stephen Swart ANC Halfords-Lycra DNF (AB-19) — 228 Adrian Timmis ANC–Halfords–Lycra 70 + 2h 19' 21" 229 Paul Watson ANC–Halfords–Lycra DNF (AB-6) —

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